'Jersey Shore' cast members will star in a 'Restore the Shore' benefit at 11 p.m. Thursday on MTV. / ASSOCIATED PRESS

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It’s the calm before the storm as far Sandy relief shows are concerned. Area promoters and venues are in a holding pattern before announcing benefit shows.

“We’re going to have some benefits, but it won’t be for another month,” said Stone Pony house promoter Kyle Brendle.

The Stone Pony, which did not have any damage, will reopened on Friday, Nov. 9. Brendle is encouraging attendees to bring nonperishable food items to Pony shows.

“We’re hoping to bring back a little normalcy,” said Brendle, whose Belmar home didn’t have power through Wednesday, Nov. 7.

Cranford-based DJ Rich Russo, whose “Anything Anything” free form rock show is heard 9 p.m. Sunday nights on Dover’s WDHA (105.5 FM), is setting up Sandy benefits for Dec. 19 and 20 in New York City and New Jersey, but details have not been ironed out.

The Saint nightclub on Main Street in Asbury Park is scheduled to reopen this weekend. A Dean Ween and Friends Hurricane Relief Concert for Nick Honachefsky, originally scheduled for Sunday at the Saint, has been moved to Nov. 28. Funds raised will go to help Honachefsky, managing editor of Saltwater Sportsman, who lost his Normandy Beach home in the storm. Visit www.thesaintnj.com for more information.

In New Brunswick, Iguana Music will hold a Hurricane Sandy Relief Show at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Tumulty’s Pub at 361 George St. Donations of $20 are suggested and will go to American Red Cross Hurricane Relief.

The annual BlowUpRadio.com anniversary show is usually is a fundraiser for the Spondylitis Association of America, but this year’s event, which takes place 8 p.m. Saturday , Nov. 10 at Buddies Tavern, 277 Johnson Lane in Sayreville, will raise funds for Sandy victims through RebuildRecover.org.

Attendees are asked to bring disposable cameras, cleaning supplies, masks, tarps, canned and dry goods, toiletries, socks and coats to help. CDs will be on sale for $2. Joshua Van Ness and Michael Arto, Jason Kundrath, Double-breasted and Tony Tedesco, and Full Fathom 5 will perform. Visit BlowUpRadio.com for more information.

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A concert and bake sale is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Bartle Elementary School gym at 435 Mansfield St. in Highland Park. John Bianculli, Gary Kaplan, Amandala, and Billy will perform, and funds raised go toward the Reformed Church of Highland Park’s Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort, the American Red Cross and Save the Children. Attendees are asked for a $25 donation and bring nonperishable food, can openers, batteries, flashlights, medical supplies, toiletries, towels, blankets, baby needs, new underwear and socks, winter coats, cleaning supplies and gift cards.

In Newark, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center has set aside 100 $25 tickets throughout Prudential Hall and the Victoria Theater for the next 20 events at the center. Proceeds will be donated to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund (sandynjrelieffund.org). The shows include George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, the New York Philharmonic, Keith Jarrett, Darlene Love, Natalie Merchant, the Boston Pops and more. Visit www.njpac.org for more information.

Also, NJPAC show attendees are asked to bring canned goods and grocery items to be donated to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. Items in the greatest need are meals in a can, canned tuna, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soup, shelf-stable milk, cereal, baby food (no glass jars) and diapers.

In New York City, a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy will take place Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the venue announced Thursday. Performers weren’t named but the show is being produced by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Madison Square Garden and the Weinstein Company, the same group that produced the 9/11 benefit “The Concert for New York City” which featured Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Jay-Z, The Who, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, David Bowie, Elton John, Eric Clapton and more.

The “12-12-12 (A Concert For Sandy Relief)” will benefit victims through the Robin Hood Relief Fund.

On a national level, a “Restore the Shore” fundraiser, featuring cast members of “Jersey Shore,” will air 11 p.m. Thursday from MTV’s Times Square Studio. MTV is partnering with the Architecture for Humanity to award rebuilding grants to local contractors to help Seaside Heights.

Architecture for Humanity helped rebuild Biloxi and New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and in Haiti after the 2010, according to MTV.